Machine for making wire-glass.



A. SHUMAN. MAGHINB PUR MAK WIRE GLASS.

APPLICATION FIL v illllllllllll' ginedgdf 7 PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

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A. SHUMAN.

l MACHINE FOR MAKING WIRE GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15.1905.

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1 L w41 I v/ ARN O SI-I'MAN, OF OONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE CONTINUOUS VANIA.

GLASS PRESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- MAoHlNE Fon MAKING WIRE-GLASS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, i967.

Application filed August 15,1905.A Seria? No. 274,252.

To am when@ it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNO SHUMAN, of Connellsville, county of Fayette, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an `Improvement in Machinesfor Making Wire-Glass, of Which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to machines for making Wire glass and consists of certain im rovements which are fully set forth in the fol owing specification and shown in the accompanying drawings Which form a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a construction of machine which will roll a sheet of glass-and at the same time introduce awire mesh into the body of the lass, the position of the Wire mesh as it is fe into the glass Vbeing governed and controlled by magnetic devices.

My invention consists of a roller and table of ordinary construction for rolling a sheet of glass, combined with magnetic or electro magnetic devices su orted abo`ve the table in advance of the roi) er for holding `the Wire' mesh suspended at the proper distance above the table -to cause it to enter the advancing glass at the right level so as to be Within the body of the glass sheet'and completely inclosed by the upper andloWer ortions of the glass forming Vthe upper and oWer surfaces' thereof. i

My invention also comprehends details of construction which, together with the features above specified Will be better understood by reference to the drawings, in which: Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a Wire glass making machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the same and Fig. 3 is a cross section of the same, l .A

A is the bed or table u on which the glass sheet is rolled by the rol ers B and F. 'The roller Bl'runs upon guide strips E which supportit at the roper elevation above the table toinsure t e proper thickness of glass be` ing formed. The ends of this roller are provided with gears C which mesh with racks D on each side of the table so as to insure both ends of the roller traveling at the same speed. II is' the plow or canon and ispushed along the table in front of and by the roller B as it advances, its object being to confine the glass ball S laterally so that it shall not flour beyond the rolling surface of the roller B.

The roller F is essentially a finishing roller for smoothing or figuring the surface of the lass and is connected to the axis of the roller by links G. It may also be geared to the racks D if so' desired. This roller F is not at all essential and may be dispensed With if necessary.

' The apparatus so far as described is of the usual construction for rolling sheet glass.

In making Wire glass it is necessary to feed into the glass S before being rolled into the sheet form a Wire mesh and so locate it in the body'of the lass that it shall be completely inclosed by t e glass and preferably arranged centrally"l between the two faces of the glass sheet, means which I employ for this purpose.

L are carriages which are guided upon guide strips or rails E or in any other Way along the table. Carried by these carriages is a tank or frame K supported above the ta- 7 5 ble, A, a distance approximately equal to one-half the thickness of the glass sheet S to be rolled. This tank contains a series of electro magnets I having common pole pieces P P extending parallel and trans- 8O versely across the table A. I prefer that these pole pieces P P shall form part of or eX- tend through the bottomjof the tank K as shown. The pole pieces should be of iron or steel and the tank would best be made of copper, brass or other non-magnetic material.

In ordinary operation the tank is kept filled with water or other coolin iiuid which n-ray by any suitable means be c ianged from 9c wire mesh R may be fed, said Wire passino 105 over said roller and under the pole pieces I will now describe the improved 7o A handle T connected to the tank 9 5 The curroo of the electro-magnets and thence into the glass S. As the meshed wire is of iron and consequently magnetic material, it Will be supported by the pole pieces P of the magnets `and thereby fed into the advancing glass S at exactly the proper distance above the surface of the table A.

,In the op( ation ofthe apparatus, the tank K is moved forward at a slightly less speed than the roller B so as to keep the lower rear edge of the tank in contact with the glass S. -The glass will not pass under the tank or ole pieces to any material extent but will low upon and through the meshes of the` Wire mesh lt and deliver the right amount of glass under it 'at a time when the said wire is positively held in position under the magnetic attraction of the magnets. The glass cannot overheat the guiding means for the wire because there is an air space below it and it is also water cooled.. 1f desired, the transverse guide roller M may be dispensed with, but l r eem it best to have some Guide to keep the meshed wire oill the table 'when approaching the magnets so as not to allow it to become too hot. rlhe tank may be adjusted vertically by the employment of the screw and slots /c for attaching it to the carriages, and' thereby have capacity for feedin the wire mesh into the glass at different e evations above the table.

My invention, broadly considered, comprehcnds magnetic or electro magnetic devices 'lor supporting the wire mesh above the table While it is being fed into the glass and I therefore do not confine myself to the details olf' construction of the apparatus herein shown and described, it having been given as an excellent adaptation of my invention for commercial manufacture of Wire glass.

llaving now described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

1. ln a machine for making wire glass, the combination oi a table upon which the glass is rolled, a roller for rolling the glass upon thev table, and a, magnetic device arranged in advance of the roller for magnetically guiding the wire mesh above the table and immediately into .the mass oi molten glass being acted upon by the roller.

2. ln a machine for making wire glass, the combination of a table upon which the glass is rolled, a roller for rolling the glass upon the table, and an electro-magnetic device arranged in advance of the roller for magnetically supporting the wire mesh above the table immediately in advance of the roller simultaneously with the rolling of the glass by said roller.

3. .ln a machine for making wire glass, the combinalion of a stationary table upon which the glass is rolled, a traveling roller `for rolling the glass upon the table, a traveling magnetic device arranged in advance of the roller and adjacent to the mass oi molten glass being rolled for magnetically' supporting the wire mesh above the table during' the rolling of the glass thereon, consisting of a traveling Jframe having transverse magnetic pole pieces slightl above the surface of the table, and means or keeping said pole pieces cool.

4. In a machine for making wire glass the combination of a table upon which the glass is rolled, a roller for rolling the glass upon the table, and an electro-magnetic device arranged in advance of the roller for magnetically 4su porting and guiding the wire mesh above t e table While the glass is being rolled over it, consisting of a tank having pole pieces in its bottom, electro-magnets within the tank and connected with the pole pieces, and means for cooling the tank.

5. `In a machine for making wire glass, the combination of a table upon which the glass is rolled, a roller for rolling the glass upon the table, and an electro-magnetic device arranged in advance of the roller for magnetically supporting and guiding the Wire mesh above the table while the glass is being rolled over it, consisting oi a carriage traveling along 'the table, electro-magnetic devices carried by the carriage, and means 'for adjusting `said electro-magnetic devices on the carriage so as to bring them'nearer -to or farther from the table.

6. In a machine for rolling wire glass., the combination of a table, a roller traveling over the table, and movable magnetic devices arranged in iront'v of the roller and slightly above the table for su porting the.

Wire mesh above the table in a Vance of the roller and a guide for guiding the wire mesh above the table and under the magnetic devices.

7. In a machine for rolling Wire glass, the ce .ibination ci table, a roller traveling over the table, movable magnetic devices arranged in front of the roller and slightly above the table for su porting and guiding the wire mesh above 't e table and into the molten glass in front of the advancing roller, and means -for adjusting the magnetic devices to or from the table.

8. In' a machine for rolling wire glass, the combination' of a table, a roller traveling over the table, and movable magnetic devices arranged in front of the roller and slightly above the table for su porting the wire mesh above the table ina( Vance of the roller, the said roller and magnetic devices A being independently movable over the table whereby the roller may be moved at a greater speed than the magnetic devices.

9. In a machine for making Wire glass, the combination ol' a single table upon which the glass sheet is rolled, a roller, and the electro magnetic guide, said guide being constructed to guide the meshed wire sheet into the mass of motn meta s'lghtly above the level ofl the table simultaneously with the rolling of h@ said. glassKbyl-he ro'lll.

10. Therv ethod of making Wire7 glass which consists ,in olng a moss of' moten gass into a sheet, amd simultaneously there- Wh oedg imo the advancing ond of the glass a Wire vmashed sheet whereby it is en- Velopod in tho moss of the glass and intermodiate of the mvo surfaces thereof dwing the. roing operation, and simultaneously therewith elec-iro magnetically suspending the Wire mesed sheet, mmediutly at the place whoie" it enter 'Lhe mass of moltcu'glass, whereby mido: ffshod wir@ sheoL is suspended and guided-3i {,o tho mass of molten gass at the desirel distance below the lowor surface theroof. i

ntesbmony of which nfenton, I. here unto sot my hand.

ARN() Sl-IUMAN.

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